Validation of a frailty index from the older persons and informal caregivers survey minimum data set

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1625-1627

  Lutomski, Jennifer E ^a,b   Baars, Maria A E ^a   Van Kempen, Janneke A ^a   Buurman, Bianca M ^c   Den Elzen, Wendy P J ^d   Jansen, Aaltje P D ^e   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^f   Krabbe, Paul F M ^g   Steunenberg, Bas ^h   Steyerberg, Ewout W ⁱ   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a   Melis, René J F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84884275177     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12430     Document Type: Letter

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